THE number of evacuated Filipinos from war-torn Sudan has now breached the 400 mark, Malacañang said on Thursday.
In a statement, the another 35 overseas Filipino workers and 15 students were safely evacuated to Egypt by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW).
It noted this brings the total number of evacuated Filipinos from Sudan to 409.
The bulk or over 300 were transported by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) from the Sudanese capital of Khartoum last Wednesday for Egypt via Wadi Halfa Highway, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) reported in a statement.
Another 35 overseas Filipino workers and 15 students were safely evacuated to Egypt by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), PCO said.
It noted this brings the total number of evacuated Filipinos from Sudan to 409.
PCO said DMW Secretary Susan V. Ople and Undersecretary Hans Leo J. Cacdac will be in Cairo, Egypt to provide aid to the evacuated Filipinos.
The Department of National Defense (DND) also said it is ready to extend aid to the DFA in the ongoing evacuation efforts in Sudan.
On Wednesday, DFA hoisted an Alert Level 3 or the voluntary evacuation phase after clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted last April 15.
The ongoing armed conflict has led to the deaths of 459 people and injured 4,072 others.
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